On Wednesday May 3rd students and staff from the Middle School participated in their give back day to the community. The students and staff went to 42 different sites around the community to help with projects. They spent the morning painting, weeding, planting, mulching, and cleaning at the various sites. We had a ton of support from the community to make the day possible. Whether it was donations of money, food, supplies or helping chaperone that day, we couldn’t have done it without you.

We would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for supporting the Middle School Orange & Black Give Back day:

Washington Middle School is having their 1st Annual "Washington Middle School's Got Talent" Show at the new, beautiful High School auditorium (Washington Performing Arts & Events Center) on Monday, May 15th at 7:00 PM.

Middle School student's art work and videos will be presented when the doors open at 6:30 PM. Middle School students will perform individual, small group, and large group acts of singing, dancing, comedy, magic, and so much more! The MS Staff will also perform in the show!

We would like to invite all community and family members to attend! Please help us spread the word.

WMS HONOR BAND STUDENTS BUSY IN APRIL

Saturday afternoon, April 22nd, at 4:30pm, the Washington PAC center was packed with families from all over Southeast Iowa as Washington hosted the 3rd annual SEIBA Elementary Honor Band. Directors Kevin Makinster and Steve King, both from Cedar Rapids and both teachers from the Linn-Mar School District.

On April 8th, at Mt. Pleasant HS, the Mt. Pleasant Honor Band was held and 21 Washington MS Band students were selected to this honor band. Their directors were Andy Owen of Tipton High School directing the 7-8 honor band and Ashley Wilson from North Scott will direct the 6th honor band.

Washington Middle School is collecting HyVee receipts and once we get to $150,000 in receipts, HyVee will contribute $1000 to be used by the WMS English department to purchase new books. Thank you!

Welding Metal Arts

Kirkwood Washington County Regional Center will be offering a Welding Metals Arts class to students in grades 6-12, meeting three Saturdays in April. This class has been a popular summer camp course that fills each year with a waitlist. Due to the demand we decided to program another course offering. Please note that this course is being offered through our Continuing Education division and is not for college credit.